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i don't intend to run to the left of mitch mcconnell. i intend to run straight over the top of mitch mcconnell and right into the u.s. senate and with your help we're going to do that. >> mcconnell's folks were hoping neither grimes nor bevan would look ready for prime time. both challengers came off surprisingly fiery. the weekends show mcconnell may not be the most vulnerable senator up for re-election. on saturday, the first female graduate of the citadel announced her plans to run against him in a primary. she cite siriticized the senior senator for forgetting his principles. >> there are republican senators in the senate today would believe our bill of rights are up for debate. unfortunately, the senator has accused this government of working to grow this government. >> he touted his conservative credentials. >> i'll continue to be lindsey graham, a solid fiscal and social conservative who wants to solve problems. i think that's the future of the republican party. >> so with the gop hoping to win back the senate in 2014, let's bring
i don't intend to run to the left of mitch mcconnell. i intend to run straight over the top of mitch mcconnell and right into the u.s. senate and with your help we're going to do that. >> mcconnell's folks were hoping neither grimes nor bevan would look ready for prime time. both challengers came off surprisingly fiery. the weekends show mcconnell may not be the most vulnerable senator up for re-election. on saturday, the first female graduate of the citadel announced her plans to run...
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want to see mitch mcconnell remain, correct? >> that is extremely correct and i'd love for ashley to get back in the race. i think that would be great. but we have a deep bench of candidates who could beat mcconnell. >> thanks for being so honest with me today. i appreciate you taking the time out. >> thank you. >> still ahead, the danger of storm chasing. three scientists killed when a tornado left them no room for escape. and coming up, i'm going to talk to reed timer about the deaths of his three colleagues and about the risks that chasers take. also ahead, mitt romney returning to the political stage with a big retreat in a matter of days, but is he still relevant? our panel is going to be in to weigh in on that one. i turned 65 last week. the math of retirement is different today. money has to last longer. i don't want to pour over pie charts all day. i want to travel, and i want the income to do it. ishares incomes etfs. low cost and diversified. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for
want to see mitch mcconnell remain, correct? >> that is extremely correct and i'd love for ashley to get back in the race. i think that would be great. but we have a deep bench of candidates who could beat mcconnell. >> thanks for being so honest with me today. i appreciate you taking the time out. >> thank you. >> still ahead, the danger of storm chasing. three scientists killed when a tornado left them no room for escape. and coming up, i'm going to talk to reed timer...
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but mitch mcconnell knows that was wrong. he took a stand against mitch mcconnell. (laughter) mitch mcconnell, wrong for kentucky. vote change. vote mitch mcconnell. (laughter) i'm mitch mcconnell and i approve this message. no i don't! (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: folks, with an ad like that one one of them can't lose. (laughter) nation, you watch the show, you know my middle name is "danger." but my first name is "we're all in" and my last name is "run for your lives." this is the threatdown. (cheers and applause) folks, traditional marriage is under attack and this time it's not just from the gays-- although i've got to say, they're not helping. look at neil patrick harris' family halloween photo. (audience reacts) "come to my house, i have fun-sized snickers." (laughter) no, the real threat to marriage is threat number three: divorce. didn't see that coming, did you? now, divorce has never been great for a marriage, but according to a new study, divorce is contagious. which i've suspected for a long time. that's why i always did "larry king live"
but mitch mcconnell knows that was wrong. he took a stand against mitch mcconnell. (laughter) mitch mcconnell, wrong for kentucky. vote change. vote mitch mcconnell. (laughter) i'm mitch mcconnell and i approve this message. no i don't! (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: folks, with an ad like that one one of them can't lose. (laughter) nation, you watch the show, you know my middle name is "danger." but my first name is "we're all in" and my last name is...
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mcconnell, while ashley judd can raise a ton of money, she can double the amount of money mitch mcconnell can raise. he can now count on raising 60. >> i'm not convinced that ashley judd isn't a mitch mcconnell plant. look, the problem is that ashley judd is a hollywood tennessee liberal in a state that elects democrats, but they are conservative-minded democrats. this is not the kind of person to take out mcconnell. what i'd say -- >> especially someone like mcconnell. >> this is what usually happens when you can't find somebody so you go celebrity. i've seen republicans do this numerous times. >> name i.d. will not help at all. >> that's what's so odd is that there are -- the democratic bench in kentucky is about as healthy as it is in any state. >> right. >> they have got a democratic governor, a democratic secretary of state who is open to running for this seat, i've been told by people very familiar with the thinking. so there's chandler, who's now an ex-member of congress who's run statewide before himself, held lower statewide office. there are plenty of candidates on the bench, so
mcconnell, while ashley judd can raise a ton of money, she can double the amount of money mitch mcconnell can raise. he can now count on raising 60. >> i'm not convinced that ashley judd isn't a mitch mcconnell plant. look, the problem is that ashley judd is a hollywood tennessee liberal in a state that elects democrats, but they are conservative-minded democrats. this is not the kind of person to take out mcconnell. what i'd say -- >> especially someone like mcconnell. >>...
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filibuster that mitch mcconnell. that's his contribution to the nation for getting what's good for the they would not have done all of this dirty politics practicing at a time politics of personal destruction if they didn't fear. in florida hello, greg. good morning. >> i think an investigation, not an investigation per se but digging into actual mental health issues is appropriate. kicked out a vice presidential candidate for basically exactly the same thing being institutionalized 20 years prior. i think if the federal government says you are not sane enough to own the gun, i think that's the proposal you are trying to make is people who have been institutionalized for mental health issues shouldn't be sane enough to own a gun, why should she be a candidate? >> bill: look, you raise a lot of issues here, craig. first of all, you were talking about thomas eagleton. i think thomas is his first name. eagleton. right? i think the democratic party made a huge mistake at that time. only because at one time, admittedly. i
filibuster that mitch mcconnell. that's his contribution to the nation for getting what's good for the they would not have done all of this dirty politics practicing at a time politics of personal destruction if they didn't fear. in florida hello, greg. good morning. >> i think an investigation, not an investigation per se but digging into actual mental health issues is appropriate. kicked out a vice presidential candidate for basically exactly the same thing being institutionalized 20...
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i'd like you to respond to that fundraising letter of mitch mcconnell. i mean, are things going to change? are we going to see the same old mitch? >> look, at the end of the day, what that legislation did is made it easier for some cabinet appointees to take their jobs. that's important. it's going to speed up the process in the senate. that's important. but at the end of the day, ed, this country faces enormous economic crises. we've got to deal with global warming. we've got to deal with education. we have to deal with deficit reduction. we are not going to be able to do what the american people want if we have to get 60 votes. and as a result of that agreement, we're going to continue to have to get 60 votes. and that's why i voted against it. >> isn't mr. mcconnell showing it's going to be the same attitude? he beat the liberals. >> no, i think it will. look, here is what has happened. historically, there was a gentleman's agreement in the senate, and that is that you will not use the filibuster requiring 60 votes unless it was something really you f
i'd like you to respond to that fundraising letter of mitch mcconnell. i mean, are things going to change? are we going to see the same old mitch? >> look, at the end of the day, what that legislation did is made it easier for some cabinet appointees to take their jobs. that's important. it's going to speed up the process in the senate. that's important. but at the end of the day, ed, this country faces enormous economic crises. we've got to deal with global warming. we've got to deal...
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fellow kentucky senator mitch mcconnell is also in the sleigh. the confirmation of a new fed chief is a perfect time for the senate to scrutinize the recent actions and the historic mission of the fed, mcconnell said in a statement. that's why i support senator paul's bill to audit the fed and challenge the democrats to allow it to come up for debate. to be sure, more transparency in government is always good, but when it comes to the fed, it is a little more complicated than all that. the fed is currently subject to a number of independent audits. in fact, it is already one of the most audited institutions in the federal government, but there are some areas where the fed is not audited. areas like monetary policy. senator paul's bill adds more audits under the guise of transparency, but in a recent survey of academic economists, a majority agree this is a terrible idea and something that would expose the largely independent institution to undue political pressure. senate majority leader harry reid has not yet commented on paul's new delay strate
fellow kentucky senator mitch mcconnell is also in the sleigh. the confirmation of a new fed chief is a perfect time for the senate to scrutinize the recent actions and the historic mission of the fed, mcconnell said in a statement. that's why i support senator paul's bill to audit the fed and challenge the democrats to allow it to come up for debate. to be sure, more transparency in government is always good, but when it comes to the fed, it is a little more complicated than all that. the fed...
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and after nearly 30 years, mitch mcconnell was at the center of it. where once, congressmen and senators would come together to work together for the common good. we now have senator mcconnell, the proud grid lock, grinding the government to a hold. senator mcconnell has blocked legislation that could actually help kentucky and move this nation forward. and for the past few years, he has done it for the worst possible reason, a reason that my grandmother would tell you was no motivation at all. out of spite. >> senator mcconnell offered this welcome to president obama on the senate floor in advance of his visit to the hill. >> it really would be nice to see president obama work with congress for a change. to get some important things done for the american people. republicans have been eager to do this all along. but really, it is almost like there is a "gone campaigning" sign outside of the oval office. a "gone campaigning" sign outside the oval office. and on the rarest of occasions when he does come to the hill as he will today, you find out it is b
and after nearly 30 years, mitch mcconnell was at the center of it. where once, congressmen and senators would come together to work together for the common good. we now have senator mcconnell, the proud grid lock, grinding the government to a hold. senator mcconnell has blocked legislation that could actually help kentucky and move this nation forward. and for the past few years, he has done it for the worst possible reason, a reason that my grandmother would tell you was no motivation at all....
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mitch mcconnell did his job this week. it was a good thing for the country. >> mcconnell expressed confidence to the extreme republicans and learned the lesson in the showdown shutdown. there's no politics in the second kick of a mule. there will not be a government shutdown. we'll fully acquainted our new members what a losing strategy that is. john, i think that's true. but there's more likelihood that come january there could be a shutdown of some length. but i do think your party and the country got a wakeup call about screwing around with the debt ceiling. i think people who watch the finance pages, retired people. once you're 75 years old, the people watching know this, you can't get another job and make a ton of money. this is it. your kitty, what you've been able to save and build with interest rates, compound interest, you don't want that screwed with. >> john boehner and mitch mcconnell worked this out, there was never going to be a debt default, never going to happen. i said this on the showman i months ago. tha
mitch mcconnell did his job this week. it was a good thing for the country. >> mcconnell expressed confidence to the extreme republicans and learned the lesson in the showdown shutdown. there's no politics in the second kick of a mule. there will not be a government shutdown. we'll fully acquainted our new members what a losing strategy that is. john, i think that's true. but there's more likelihood that come january there could be a shutdown of some length. but i do think your party and...
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mitch mcconnell, leading republican is a vacuum cleaner for money in congress. the court that's come into play as appointed by one conservative president after another. is it wrong of me to be skeptical? >> i would say this is a movement. this is a group of people who decided they wanted to achieve a goal which is deregulation, and they have been working bit by bit, case by case in order to achieve that goal. now, in some senses that's what everybody does. if you think about the olden days, you know, the naacp litigated some cases to build the precedent that led to brown v. board of education. so jim bopp is doing that for a slightly different kind of purpose. but for the last ten years, he has been bringing case after case. and it used to be you'd read his legal arguments and you'd think, there's no way that could win. under current precedent that's plainly wrong. but what jim bopp has done is change what the precedent is. and now we are at a point we're seeing arguments and briefs for example that public finance is unconstitutional, that a variety of challenge
mitch mcconnell, leading republican is a vacuum cleaner for money in congress. the court that's come into play as appointed by one conservative president after another. is it wrong of me to be skeptical? >> i would say this is a movement. this is a group of people who decided they wanted to achieve a goal which is deregulation, and they have been working bit by bit, case by case in order to achieve that goal. now, in some senses that's what everybody does. if you think about the olden...
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joy, the idea that mitch mcconnell and john cornyn who has basically been riding around in the clown car with ted cruz, the fact that they came out yesterday and said we are not -- we're not going to do this crazy filibuster, we are going to go forward with the house bill and effect ifly sort of admit that they're not getting behind the government shutdown strategy in a very sort weird round-about way, i think may be a good sign. then again it's the senate. as we know, the senate is the place where semi rational actors stay and have no sway over the people in the house. >> the crazy -- the crazy bag of dosed up we feasels are really the house. in the senate it looks like they have decided the kids have played out in traffic long enough. i think this is because of ted cruz. you've had this long vacuum of conservatism where there wasn't a political leader so into that vacuum came the talk radio right wing. and now in the transition back to wanting temporal power you have people like ted cruz who emulate the talk radio guys but have power because they're in the house, they're in the sen
joy, the idea that mitch mcconnell and john cornyn who has basically been riding around in the clown car with ted cruz, the fact that they came out yesterday and said we are not -- we're not going to do this crazy filibuster, we are going to go forward with the house bill and effect ifly sort of admit that they're not getting behind the government shutdown strategy in a very sort weird round-about way, i think may be a good sign. then again it's the senate. as we know, the senate is the place...
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i realize that mitch mcconnell is trying to sort of make himself over into a scrappy guy, but mitch mcconnell is mr. magru, in terms of how he's conducted himself as the highest profile guy in the senate. the idea that he's a scrapping knife fighting guy, he may be canny, but i don't think anyone is going to identify with him in a kind of populist way. >> he might be mr. mugu in washington, but he's mr. majestic here in kentucky. the opponents that have gone up against him in the past, they -- he buries them and then he comes back to make sure he stays buried. he plays tough, plays for keep, and he's been doing that his whole career. he's a guy who wins inside the margins and that's where he likes to play. >> i've got to ask you, sam, this week we uncovered some reporting that senator rand paul has been giving speeches that are ripped off from wikipedia. your paper editorialized on the issue today in a sort of withering way, got a comment from a senior adviser to senator paul this afternoon, dismissing the whole thing. do you get the sense that rather this is troubling the rand paul camp, or
i realize that mitch mcconnell is trying to sort of make himself over into a scrappy guy, but mitch mcconnell is mr. magru, in terms of how he's conducted himself as the highest profile guy in the senate. the idea that he's a scrapping knife fighting guy, he may be canny, but i don't think anyone is going to identify with him in a kind of populist way. >> he might be mr. mugu in washington, but he's mr. majestic here in kentucky. the opponents that have gone up against him in the past,...
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he's saying, we're the young party, mitch mcconnell. we're the young party. let's take on these golden agers here. let's listen to him. >> don't tell me democrats are the party of the future when their presidential ticket for 2016 is shaping up to look like a rerun of the "golden girls." we have rand paul, we've got marco rubio, paul ryan and a slew of smart, young, and energetic governors ready to take america into the future. and the other guys, they got hillary and joe biden. >> okay. let me get to the politics of this. you're good at this, gene. you've been an editor. he's thinking about tomorrow morning. he knew he just stepped on it. he made what could be a sexist, and certainly was an ageist comment. you're referring to hillary. who's younger than him, by the way, by five years. >> absolutely. >> being one of the "golden girls" which is a popular show. his shot was negative. he covered his butt by throwing biden under the bus. >> what else could he do at that point? >> he heard those footsteps coming his direction. >> he realized he had said something
he's saying, we're the young party, mitch mcconnell. we're the young party. let's take on these golden agers here. let's listen to him. >> don't tell me democrats are the party of the future when their presidential ticket for 2016 is shaping up to look like a rerun of the "golden girls." we have rand paul, we've got marco rubio, paul ryan and a slew of smart, young, and energetic governors ready to take america into the future. and the other guys, they got hillary and joe biden....
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there's 35 senate republicans who have voted with mitch mcconnell before. would they vote with him again on a giant deal that gets us out of a cliff mess? can they get anywhere close to the number? mcconnell, who spoke to the president yesterday and reid, are now both racing the clock to sell the plan to lawmakers before the u.s. borrowing authority runs out this weekend. the calendar is, of course, is enemy here. they may not be able to pass this bill because of procedural issues for a few days. a single senator can use procedural tactics to push the final vote past the october 17th deadline. and yesterday ted cruz deflected questions about whether he plans to try to delay a vote, saying we need to see what the details are. roll call reports cruz met with 15 to 20 house republicans to plot strategy for around two hours late last night. they did so in the basement of a capitol hill tex-mex restaurant. of course the shutdown is exhibit a for washington polarization. while we often say d.c. reflects the rest of country, a new survey by nbc news and "esquire"
there's 35 senate republicans who have voted with mitch mcconnell before. would they vote with him again on a giant deal that gets us out of a cliff mess? can they get anywhere close to the number? mcconnell, who spoke to the president yesterday and reid, are now both racing the clock to sell the plan to lawmakers before the u.s. borrowing authority runs out this weekend. the calendar is, of course, is enemy here. they may not be able to pass this bill because of procedural issues for a few...
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mitch mcconnell reached out to him. he really appears, by all accounts, helped to move the needle forwar. he has more than 30 years service as a u.s. senator. the 23 of those were spent serving alongside mitch mckonl. they have a good-working relationship. a strong-working relationship. the vice president knows how the inner workings of the senate work here in d.c. he is certainly someone who has been useful over the course of the past 24 hours. president obama, for his part, has been placing phone calls, as well. he has launched this two-pronged approach behind the scenes and launching this very public cam paraphernal campaign. democrats, you heard him come out today and sail this is not a perfect plan. it doesn't do everything we wablted. as you know, he ran on that campaign of increasing taxes on those who make $250,000 or more. the deal that is coming to fruition is those making more than $450,000. and there's some other compromises. so the president really taking a two-pronged approach here as these negotiations co
mitch mcconnell reached out to him. he really appears, by all accounts, helped to move the needle forwar. he has more than 30 years service as a u.s. senator. the 23 of those were spent serving alongside mitch mckonl. they have a good-working relationship. a strong-working relationship. the vice president knows how the inner workings of the senate work here in d.c. he is certainly someone who has been useful over the course of the past 24 hours. president obama, for his part, has been placing...
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the architect of the senate deal minority leader mitch mcconnell notes it lacks in tax cut for large portion of the public. rattling it now would likely hand the blame to the republicans. >> i can speak to the entire conference when i say we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone. but we all knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. >> aide to the president incyst he was ready to agree to $1.2 trillion in spending cuts. in exchange for equal amount of tax increases during talks with speaker john boehner. yet, the republican walked away and got most of the tax hikes with virtually no spending cuts in what may be the first shot of the 2016 republican presidential primary, marco rubio became one of eight senators to oppose the deal. and tweeted, "how can barack obama call the proposal a debt reduction pack knowledge it uses tax increase to fund more spending and it increases the debt?" boehner is getting more cut over the fight over the debt creeling that expires in two months. white house aides think it could backfire,
the architect of the senate deal minority leader mitch mcconnell notes it lacks in tax cut for large portion of the public. rattling it now would likely hand the blame to the republicans. >> i can speak to the entire conference when i say we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone. but we all knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. >> aide to the president incyst he was ready to agree to $1.2 trillion in spending...
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caller: i have a question about mitch mcconnell. first, if i could, a simple buy graphic cal question for mr. cusack. 1951. to bootcamp in cusack. re was a bob you bear a striking resemblance to this cusack i knew in 1961. i was wondering if there is any connection. and now mitch mcdonnell conl, i understand he's up for re-election again in 2016. i am wondering if there is any indicate on the left that has even the slightest chance of giving him a run for his money. >> thanks. well, my father served in the army, not the navy, so i think probably not related. regarding mitch mcconnell, he's up for re-election in 2014. ashley judd, the agent recess was thinking about running. then she said she was not going to run. there is not a confirmed democratic candidate yet. democrats say they are going to get one. they are still working on it. mitch mcconnell is clearly the favorite. he has a fuge huge campaign forecast. democrats want him to spend a lot of money on his race, not other races he could help his colleagues. because mitch mcconnel
caller: i have a question about mitch mcconnell. first, if i could, a simple buy graphic cal question for mr. cusack. 1951. to bootcamp in cusack. re was a bob you bear a striking resemblance to this cusack i knew in 1961. i was wondering if there is any connection. and now mitch mcdonnell conl, i understand he's up for re-election again in 2016. i am wondering if there is any indicate on the left that has even the slightest chance of giving him a run for his money. >> thanks. well, my...
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. >> can i say something about mitch mcconnell. we've gone this whole year and saying mitch mcconnell was sidelined because he's up for a teaction, worried about party foe. he got a tea party foe. the tea party has endorsed his he'sy, in some ways, liberated. the general to election and welcoming the opportunity to look like he's who's bipartisan and gets things done. gwen: it's important to remember the red line in this case never down. shut in the end it was about the threat of the debt ceiling. that's what pushed everybody out has also been kicked -- i hate to use the term, i'm not going to use it. it's been delayed. i'm not going to say the can phrase. how about that? what about a potential for that? i think jackie's right. we'll get a sense in these budget negotiations. that's the real test of what the effect of these last weeks has been. when you think about what we have been through for the last all it hasx weeks, been about is process. i know that the idea was to but that was ae losing strategy from the start. everything ha
. >> can i say something about mitch mcconnell. we've gone this whole year and saying mitch mcconnell was sidelined because he's up for a teaction, worried about party foe. he got a tea party foe. the tea party has endorsed his he'sy, in some ways, liberated. the general to election and welcoming the opportunity to look like he's who's bipartisan and gets things done. gwen: it's important to remember the red line in this case never down. shut in the end it was about the threat of the debt...
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mitch mcconnell has seen the power of the tea party. i think what mitch mcconnell is doing. i don't think he is taking matt bevin lightly. i think mitch mcconnell is playing the only card he really has. which is that he is going the -- i'm a statesman, i can bring the money back to kentucky, i have the experience route. which he fields i think will be popular in the republican primary. because there are plenty of people over the year, now that he has been, he is a five-term senator. he has brought a lot of money back to the state. he has done a lot of favors for a lot of business people in the state. so he is counting on building a sort of backfire among what's left of the traditional republicans in kentucky. and there are a lot of them to win that primary. >> josh, you are not supposed to be able to run a poll on an incumbent senator that shows him in some kind of tie with the other party's challenger in this case allison grimes. an incredibly powerful poll for her. the incumbent is supposed to be polling ahead. challenger has to play catch up. she is there. >> i don't find
mitch mcconnell has seen the power of the tea party. i think what mitch mcconnell is doing. i don't think he is taking matt bevin lightly. i think mitch mcconnell is playing the only card he really has. which is that he is going the -- i'm a statesman, i can bring the money back to kentucky, i have the experience route. which he fields i think will be popular in the republican primary. because there are plenty of people over the year, now that he has been, he is a five-term senator. he has...
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mitch mcconnell doesn't like them and he has even sued. nevertheless he still has to follow them those are the laws we wanted as a country. >> john: right. >> when you can't coordinate with the super pac when you're campaigning for your campaign. >> john: no one's arguing with that. >> they can't be in the same room. why isn't he telling us who was in the room? >> john: well, because it wasn't his campaign. you know, i couldn't answer that question because again she never even declared to be a candidate against him. what kind of consequences have you experienced? were you shocked to hear your congressman john yarmouth slamming you the way he did? >> i was but then you couldn't expect a sitting senator to use hyperbole, he said that his room was wiretapped, and he fundraised off that. i don't blame yarmuth for reacting to what he was reading in the news, reactions by mcdonnell, but that's not what happened. i can't even make a vcr work right. >> john: right but respect the point that the congressman was making was your actions inned a inadv
mitch mcconnell doesn't like them and he has even sued. nevertheless he still has to follow them those are the laws we wanted as a country. >> john: right. >> when you can't coordinate with the super pac when you're campaigning for your campaign. >> john: no one's arguing with that. >> they can't be in the same room. why isn't he telling us who was in the room? >> john: well, because it wasn't his campaign. you know, i couldn't answer that question because again...
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have been ringing, mitch mcconnell seems to wonder what was up with that. i saw him looking around. let me tell you something, senator, if you haven't scurried away yet, ask thought for whom the bells toll, senator, they toll for you. >> andy, you've written about how much money mcconnell said challengers will have to raise to beat him. they have to raise a huge amount of money to beat him. do they have a chance? >> yeah, i mean, i think that the -- that democratic challenger grymes, she has, the race is early, but she is starting to put together a fundraising juggernaut. i've been talking with folks around the country and i have in the years i've been reporting on this issue not seen that many different parts of the democratic money machine, if you bill, aligning behind one candidate in one race. you cannot understate how much democrats dislike, they loathe mitch mcconnell. they want him out of the senate at all costs. they don't think he's just bad for the senate, but bad for american democracy. people are really getting behind grymes. mr. o'connell, say
have been ringing, mitch mcconnell seems to wonder what was up with that. i saw him looking around. let me tell you something, senator, if you haven't scurried away yet, ask thought for whom the bells toll, senator, they toll for you. >> andy, you've written about how much money mcconnell said challengers will have to raise to beat him. they have to raise a huge amount of money to beat him. do they have a chance? >> yeah, i mean, i think that the -- that democratic challenger...
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mcconnell by the way just a quick one here the jim de mint who runs the the heritage foundation also runs the senate conservatives fund which is a super pac and he told the washington post yesterday mitch mcconnell just got a an opponent for his race to be the secretary of state in kentucky alison grimes grams is going to run against him and he told he told the newspaper mcconnell said a long successful political career but this time should this could be a time to pass the torch they're basically saying he should hang up his boots and retire in the minute we have left your thoughts on mitch mcconnell retiring i think you know it's the same as a snowball's chance in hell that he's it is only good on the one issue which is the one issue you hate campaign finance apart from that he says these are you know the issue of doing anything easy and obama from looking you know i was in favor of him having a tea party challenger which didn't come to fruition but you like to see mitch mcconnell primary yeah rand paul put an end to that by supporting mcconnell but i would have liked to see in prim
mcconnell by the way just a quick one here the jim de mint who runs the the heritage foundation also runs the senate conservatives fund which is a super pac and he told the washington post yesterday mitch mcconnell just got a an opponent for his race to be the secretary of state in kentucky alison grimes grams is going to run against him and he told he told the newspaper mcconnell said a long successful political career but this time should this could be a time to pass the torch they're...
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this is how it's filtered through mitch mcconnell. this is what you'll hear from him and the next year and a half. >> creates a depression in central appalachia that is west virginia and eastern kentucky and also since we have a number of automobile plants and a lot of auto supply plants in our state, it drives the costs of production. of parts and vehicles up. this is a huge step in the wrong direction. particularly in the middle of the most tepid recovery after a deep recession in any one's memory. >> i've been saying the democrats aren't going to pay much of a price because the places you have paid a political price have already largely abandoned them. here's one, perry, you talk about the best thing grimes can do is sort of separate herself from what obama is doing. do you think she's going to forcefully separate herself or find a way to support this? >> i talked to jesse mcconnell's campaign yesterday and he must have used the phrase war on coal ten times. that is the issue they're going to run on aggressively. grimes running aga
this is how it's filtered through mitch mcconnell. this is what you'll hear from him and the next year and a half. >> creates a depression in central appalachia that is west virginia and eastern kentucky and also since we have a number of automobile plants and a lot of auto supply plants in our state, it drives the costs of production. of parts and vehicles up. this is a huge step in the wrong direction. particularly in the middle of the most tepid recovery after a deep recession in any...